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Environmental & Energy

Oct. 18, 2024

Metal recycler, state rush to reach settlement

A Watts recycling facility accused of environmental violations and the attorney general's office are in the final stages of settlement talks, with a December jury trial looming. The judge overseeing the case has previously expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of proceedings.

A metal recycling facility and the state attorney general's office are racing to settle a case in which the facility is accused of polluting a high school next door in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

A civil jury trial is set to begin on Dec. 17. Attorneys for the state, and for S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co., say they are in the final phase of negotiating a settlement. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberger on Sept. 5 rejected a stipulation re...

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